Table 2.
IEMG during the pre-activation phase (unit: %MVC).
175g
255g
335g
415g
p
-
value
Vastus lateralis
5±0.01
4±0.01
4±0.02
4±0.01
0.738
Vastus medialis
5±0.02
4±0.01
4±0.01
5±0.01
0.302
Rectus femoris
8±0.04
8±0.03
9±0.04
9±0.03
0.339
Biceps femoris
21±0.04
22±0.04
23±0.07
20±0.04
0.126
Semitendinosus
20±0.03
20±0.04
22±0.06
21±0.05
0.362
Tibialis anterior
28±0.05
20±0.08
24±0.10
24±0.08
0.008
*
Gastrocnemius lateralis
8±0.04
8±0.04
8±0.04
9±0.04
0.932
Gastrocnemius medialis
7±0.03
7±0.05
7±0.06
8±0.08
0.987
Soleus muscles
7±0.03
5±0.04
6±0.04
6±0.04
0.312
* Significant differences (p<0.05) between shoes of different mass during the pre-activation phase.